Facial appliance



May 8, 1928. 1,668,794

l l.. WITHERSPOON FAcIAL-'-APPLIANCE Filed March 26, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet l May 8, 1928.

L. WITHERSPOON FACIAL APPLIANCE Filed March 26, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May 8, 1928.

,UNi'rEo STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FACIAL APrLIANcE.

Application tiled Merch 26, 1925. Serial No. 18,464.

l This invention rela-.tes to an appliance for lifting, molding and, correcting facial defects.

The object of the present invention is to generally improve and simplify the construe tion and operation of appliances of the character described; to provide an appliance that will eliminate all pressure on the nose or Aacross the upper lip; to provide. ,an appliance or mask whereby pressure may be'applied to different portions of the face just where needed or desired; to provide a snugly tting mask adapted to cover practically all of the face, chin andneck; and further, to provide means whereby it may be quickly and readily adjusted and` secured against dis lacement while in use.

ne form which my invention may assume is exemplified in the following description and illustrated in the accompanyin drawings, in whichiig. l is a front view showing the application of the mask.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same.

Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the mask and attaching tabs laid out at.

Referring to the drawings in detail, and' Aparticularly to Fig n .the appliance consists of a body or face sec- 1, it will be noted that tion from which are extended or attached fourteen straps or adjusting ties. A lesser number of straps could be used, but a less number of straps would lessen the efiect veness also. There are three sets of loops through which various ties pass, thus preventing any displacement of the straps when applied to the head of the wearer.

Particular attention is called to straps l, l, 2 and 2a. Straps l and l may be cut in one with the balance of the appliance, and straps 2 and 2aL attached at the point where the neck and chin join, as shown in Fig. 3, or just the opposite course may he pursued.

Particular attention is also directed to straps or ties 6 and 6. While these two straps could be cut in one with the face section and folded in under and upwardly, it will he noted that separate straps are attached forA two reasons; the first and main reason being that if the balance of the straps are to be wide, as desired, on both sides of straps 6 and 6, there would not be enough material left at this point to produce a sufficiently wide and Vstrong strap. The second reason is that if a tiehas to be Aand tied,

folded in a manner necessary to obtain a strap running. at right angles to straps 5 and 5, it would not only he more difficult. to accurately fold such straps, but it would be less strong, as the folding under and upward leaves a bias angle which would probably cause an uneven pull when adjusting the mask.

Strap 9 is attached directly over strap 8 at a point about the top of the head and extends to within two or three inches of the end of strap 8. v

The following procedure in tying or adjusting the mask is suggested. Straps 3 and 3a are the first to be tied and tliey are tied at the back of the neck. This tie forms sort of a holding base. for the second and subsequent ties. Strap 8 is next grasped and brought up before the face and then pulled back and over the head. The end of the strap is passed underneath the tie formed by the straps 3 and 3a and is then pulled upwardly. By pulling this strap, an upward adjustment is made over the entire surface from the point where the neck and chin join at the front.

lVhen strap 8 has been pulled sutiiciently to adjust the eyes and nose openings properly, it is tied to strap 9, thus maintaining the adjustment obtained. Straps 5 and 5 are then brought back and run through the two lower loops 12 and 12, which are attached to the strap 8. They are then pulled to the required adjustment and tied, und loops l2 and 12a preventing any shifting of the straps. Straps 6 and 611 are then pulled,

upwardly and passed through the and 11, also attached to strap 8 at a point about the top of the head of the wea-rer. They are pulled to thev required adjustment t e loops 11 and'lla similarly preventing any displacement of the straps. Strap 7 is then brought back and tied to strap 4, which is brought upwardly to meet it. Strap 7a is also brought back and tied with strap 4, which is brought bacfk and upwardly to lneet it. Straps 2 and 2j, which is really one longstrip, are then lifted up under the chin and the ends brought up above the sides of the face and through loops l() and 10". They arethen pulled to proper position and tied. Straps l and l are then brought back and tied at the back of the neck and this completes the entire adjustment.

The main section of the appliance 'or mask loops ll portion which covers the face ofthe wearer is, as already stated, provided with two openings for the eyes, as shown in Fig. 3, and an elongated opening which extends from the bridge of the nose to a point between the lower lip and the point of the chin, this elongated opening permitting exposure of the nose and portions of the lips or all of the lips, as may be desired, thus preventing dattening of the nose orlips when pressure is applied by pulling and tying the straps,.-

It should be noted that the majorit of the straps are fox-ined integral with te mask sectionh and that they; have considerable width. This is important as they will in this mnner cover practically every portion of the entirevcircuniferenee of the mask, thus giving an even pull over the entire surface of the mask.

Straps of the length and widthindicated could be attached separately and would probably cost less, but such method of attaching has not proven exactly efficient. The idea .of cutting most of -the straps in onev with the face musk insures'an absolutely even thread pull at the most important points, whereas separate straps or ties could hardly be applied with such thread position.

Numerous straps permit practically any pressure or pull desired to be applied to different portions of the face, this being obviously important as it thus rovides means v vjliereby,` the face 'ma be liv ted, molded or shaped as desired or acial defects corrected. T he device when applied is secured against displacglnent by the numerous straps, and the individual straps are so intertied and looped/'that they themselves will not be readily displaced.

While I have shown the preferred form of my invention as lnow known to me, it is to be understood that Lvarious changes may he made in its construction without departing from the spiritof the invention as dened in the appended claims Having thus described my invention, what l claim and desire to secure by Letters Pat ent is: y

1. A facial appliance comprising a iii-ask of flexible material adapted to cover the face and having openings therein for the eyes and also a relatively narrow, longitudinally directed, common opening for the lips and substantially the entire nose, and me s cov operating withvthe mask for expanding said openings to tit around the eyes, nose and lips and for securing the mask snugly to the face of a wearer without exerting presi sure upon the wearers eyes, nose or across the lips or beneath the nose.

2. A facial appliance comprising a mask of flexible material adapted to cover the face and having openings therein for the eyes and also a relatively narrow, longitudinally directed, common opening for the lips and substantially the entire nose, and means cooperating with the mask .for exvpanding said openings to tit around the eyes, nose and lips and for securing the in'ask snugly to the face of a wearer without exerting pressure upon the wearers eyes, nose or lips, said means including neck straps and rearwardly directed back straps .above the neck straps, anda head strap 'passed under the back straps and adapted to be pulled upwardly at its rear end over said back straps, and means to secure the head strap to maintain itin its pulled up position.

3. A facial appliance comprising a mask ada pted to cover the face and having openings formed therein for the eyes and a coniinon opening for the lips and substantially the entire nose so as to take the'shape of the face snugly when' drawn upon the face without exerting pressure upon the facial parts specified, straps extending trolthe p mask adapted to be tied at the back of the neck of the wearer, a head strap extending from the mask backwardly over the headand under the aforesaid straps and pulled upwardly to` adjust the mask snugly over the face to properly position the eyes, nose land mouth openings of such facial parts,

means whereby to maintain the adjustment thus obtained, separate sets of loops on said second mentioned strap, a set of straps extending from the mask above the first nientioned set of straps adapted to be secured in one set of said loops, a set of straps extending from said second set of straps adapted to 4:be secured in the other set of loops on said head strap, other sets oflstraps adapted to be tied together, chin straps adapted t be fitted under the chin and extend up along the sides ofthe face over the mask and tied together at the` top of the wearers`-liead, and neck straps below the first mentioned set of straps adapted to be tied [together at the back of the wearer`s neck. i

4. A ficial appliance .comprising a mask of fiexible material adapted to cover the face, and having openings therein for the eyes and also a. relatively narrow, longitudinally directed, common opening tor'the lips and substantially the entire nose, andA LILLIAN WITHERSPOON.

CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION.

Patent Nn. 1.668.794. Granted May bA E928. rn

LILUAN WITIIILRSPOON.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification nt the above numbered patent requiring -enrrecion as follows: Page 2, Eine 60, claim l, strike out the word "or", und that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same ma) conform to the record of the ease in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 10th day of July, A. D. 1928.

M. J. Moore. (Seal) Acting Commissioner of Patents,

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